and is questionable why they should pay almost double for something that does less, we've been asked this compared to CromeCast also. We have many clients who require such devices for mirroring their devices for meeting rooms and etc. And you have the added bonus of being able to do a whole bunch of stuff (even play Crossy Road) on the Fire TV Stick without your phone attached.Īs much as I hate to admit it Amazon Fire TV Stick is great option for £25 here in UK seeing it allows Miracast mirroring, though we recommend Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter to our clients we may have to reconsider it now as Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter has nothing to offer other than Miracast for more than double the price which was very disappointing to be honest.

Miracast dongle's aren't the most common thing around and when you consider Microsoft's own will set you back £60 in the UK, the current promo price of £25 (regular RRP is £35) makes this all the more tempting.

Tap to pair and you should see your Windows Phone display appear on your TV!.

You should now see your Fire TV Stick as an option to pair with.

Scroll down until you find the 'project my screen' option.

Open up 'Settings' on your Windows Phone.

Select the 'Mirroring' option to prepare the device.

On the Fire TV Stick, hold down the Home button on the remote.

Do note that not all Windows Phones support screen mirroring. If this sounds tempting, here's how you do it. So imagine the surprise when I discovered it's also a pretty nifty way to mirror my Windows Phone to the TV. Aside from knowing it runs Android, has a bunch of UK specific on-demand content apps, Netflix and all the Amazon digital ecosystem, it's just a low-cost way of having said services in my bedroom. I'll admit I didn't look into any details on the Fire TV Stick before picking one up.

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